Commonsense says “don’t put all of your eggs into one basket.”

Uncommonsense says “put all your eggs into one basket and watch that basket like a hawk.”

Diversification means a division of attention. It means complication. It means complexity. We already have too much complexity in our lives. Modern technology has made things busier rather than easier. It’s nothing like The Jetsons. We don’t need more complexity we need more simplicity.

Tunnel vision equals simplicity. Forget about all the superfluous stuff floating around the edges of your vision. Put the blinkers on. Focus unwaveringly on your ultimate vision, your ultimate goal.

Successful people have tunnel vision. They remove the waste and focus only on what they have to focus on. They don’t concern themselves with anything that does not contribute to their ultimate goal.

Sometimes we have to do things we don’t like doing. Perhaps we have to tell a friend that their new haircut sucks or we have to retrench an employee or inform someone that they’ve failed at something that means a lot to them. These situations are rarely comfortable. No-one ever said life was going to be easy.

Recently, I’ve had first hand exposure to a number of instances where a bit of gumption was required yet was sadly lacking. It’s painful to watch. If you don’t have the cojones to do what needs to be done then don’t put your hand up in the first place. If you can’t say ‘no’, if you can’t tell it like it is, if you can’t admit to being wrong, then be happy to stand in the background and not make an impact on the world. If you want to be someone and get things done then you will have to rock the boat.

There are already too many nobodies in the world, join them if you want, if not – grow a pair!